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promise
English
Alternative forms
- promyse (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English promis, promisse, borrowed from Old French promesse, from Medieval Latin pr?missa, Latin pr?missum (“a promise”), feminine and neuter of promissus, past participle of pr?mitt? (“I send or put forth, let go forward, say beforehand, promise”), from pro (“forth”) + mittere (“to send”); see mission. Compare admit, commit, permit, etc. Displaced native Old English ?eh?tan (“to promise”) and ?eh?t (“a promise”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??m?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??m?s/
- Hyphenation: prom?ise
Noun
promise (countable and uncountable, plural promises)
- (countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow
- (countable) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 547–548
- He pur?ued Andrew Hou?toun upon his promi?e, to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in ab?ence obtained him to be holden as confe?t and Decerned.
- 1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 547–548
- (uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
- My native country was full of youthful promise.
- (countable, computing, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- Synonyms: delay, deferred, (imprecise) future
- (countable, obsolete) bestowal or fulfillment of what is promised
- He […] commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father.
Translations
Verb
promise (third-person singular simple present promises, present participle promising, simple past and past participle promised)
- (transitive, intransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
- (intransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- halsen
Related terms
Translations
See also
- election promise
Further reading
- promise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- promise in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Promise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- imposer, porimes, semipro
French
Verb
promise
- feminine singular of the past participle of promettre
Anagrams
- imposer
Italian
Verb
promise
- third-person singular past historic of promettere
Anagrams
- espormi, esprimo, impreso
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pro?mise]
Adjective
promise
- feminine plural of promis
- neuter plural of promis
Verb
promise
- third-person singular simple perfect indicative of promite
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correspond
English
Etymology
From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k????sp?nd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k????sp?nd/
- (NYC) IPA(key): /?k????sp?nd/
- Hyphenation: cor?res?pond
- Rhymes: -?nd
Verb
correspond (third-person singular simple present corresponds, present participle corresponding, simple past and past participle corresponded)
- (intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
- (intransitive, constructed with with) to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
- I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.
- (obsolete) To have sex with.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:
- He pleaded guilty to the charge, so far as acknowledging that he had corresponded with other women lately, in order to get the better of his affection for me, but the experiment had failed, and he found that he should be for ever miserable.
- 1756, Thomas Amory, Life of John Buncle:
- When a Babylonian and his wife had a mind to correspond, they always first lit up the fuming pan, imagining it improved the passion.
- 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:
Translations
French
Verb
correspond
- third-person singular present indicative of correspondre
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